Localhero's Outdoor cookout 2010
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localhero
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Thanks HerbGlaze, l hope we do too! I'll have to check your grow out.
@Hindu Kush yeah man i hope it takes a truck to haul out. that plant keeps suprising me, shes the biggest in the yard and the smallest. the big girl i dug a deeper pot so maybe she likes it deep? or maybe the small HK got a bad mix somehow? i dont know, its weird and i dont have any meters to test em, so fuggit. the giant HK does have the blueish hue that Trinity Gold associates with high brix content.
on with todays activities:
Had a little skirt trimming picnic with all the ladies, and my Lady today.
@Hindu Kush yeah man i hope it takes a truck to haul out. that plant keeps suprising me, shes the biggest in the yard and the smallest. the big girl i dug a deeper pot so maybe she likes it deep? or maybe the small HK got a bad mix somehow? i dont know, its weird and i dont have any meters to test em, so fuggit. the giant HK does have the blueish hue that Trinity Gold associates with high brix content.
on with todays activities:
Had a little skirt trimming picnic with all the ladies, and my Lady today.
ghettochild
Active member
That is one fine lady! Eh er the plant I mean...
T
tonto
thats some fine looking grass
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localhero
Member
thanks guys!
I just cut out whatever i know will either be too small, waste plant energy, or clog and not contribute. its never like, oh everything just below said line must be chopped, although sometimes it works out that way. im sure alot of people are more aggressive than i am with trimming.
i did trim them up about a week before transplant outside also. next time im gonna trim them atleast two weeks prior to taking em outside.
I just cut out whatever i know will either be too small, waste plant energy, or clog and not contribute. its never like, oh everything just below said line must be chopped, although sometimes it works out that way. im sure alot of people are more aggressive than i am with trimming.
i did trim them up about a week before transplant outside also. next time im gonna trim them atleast two weeks prior to taking em outside.
localhero
Member
Its close to august everyone, that means budding, and that means... time for a brand new home made brewer woohoo!
the components:
1 1/2" pvc
3/4" pvc
55 gallon drum
a few elbows, a valve and a tee
glue
pipe tape
pump: 1450 gph tidal wave submersible with solids handling up to 1 1/4"
home made watering wand with holes drilled into the exhaust tip to curb clogging and yet still be gentler than shooting a hose at your soil. long enough to not break your ass trying to get an even watering on your pots.
the strategy:
a waterfall dissolved oxygen recirculating inline style tea brewer.
capable of converting pump into a distribution pump via hose, allowing easy feeding of teas to plants.
the specifics:
this pump is high flow low pressure, and has solids handling capability. that means that the impellar is about as mellow as you can get on a pump. thats important, i want to stress the beneficial bacteria as little as possible. look how thin the paddles are on the impellar:
when filled to about 30 gallons, the water level is about a foot below the pipe exit. this allows for plenty of dissolved oxygen.
to convert the tea brewer to delivery mode, a hose attachment is screwed on and the 3/4" valve is opened slightly to allow pressure release and continued mixing of tea medium.
the home made wand:
when the tea is finished brewing, 10 more gallons of water will be added, this will make 40 gallons of tea solution, or 2 gallons per plant.
and there you have it.
the components:
1 1/2" pvc
3/4" pvc
55 gallon drum
a few elbows, a valve and a tee
glue
pipe tape
pump: 1450 gph tidal wave submersible with solids handling up to 1 1/4"
home made watering wand with holes drilled into the exhaust tip to curb clogging and yet still be gentler than shooting a hose at your soil. long enough to not break your ass trying to get an even watering on your pots.
the strategy:
a waterfall dissolved oxygen recirculating inline style tea brewer.
capable of converting pump into a distribution pump via hose, allowing easy feeding of teas to plants.
the specifics:
this pump is high flow low pressure, and has solids handling capability. that means that the impellar is about as mellow as you can get on a pump. thats important, i want to stress the beneficial bacteria as little as possible. look how thin the paddles are on the impellar:
when filled to about 30 gallons, the water level is about a foot below the pipe exit. this allows for plenty of dissolved oxygen.
to convert the tea brewer to delivery mode, a hose attachment is screwed on and the 3/4" valve is opened slightly to allow pressure release and continued mixing of tea medium.
the home made wand:
when the tea is finished brewing, 10 more gallons of water will be added, this will make 40 gallons of tea solution, or 2 gallons per plant.
and there you have it.
H
hydroheinz
oooooha...great spot......great plants.....great girl....
erverything u need......right?
salute heinz
erverything u need......right?
salute heinz
T
Trinity Gold
Must pull in a lot of air with that big pump..
localhero
Member
Ok,for the finished walkthrough on the recirculating venturi fed tea brewer, i decided this time im not gonna post a bunch of pictures. mostly because my photoshop is down. instead i made a video!
check it out:
Localheros' recirculating venturi 55 gal tea brewer
check it out:
Localheros' recirculating venturi 55 gal tea brewer
crossouttheiis
Member
that is pretty bad ass... I am going to have to make one of those eventually. your plants are looking amazing!
localhero
Member
thanks guys!
the venturi makes a world of difference. its impossible to have any dead spots, the pump with the venturi make it so that every bit of tea is oxygenated.
@1100 gph pump flow (1300 gph at @4 ft head -200 to accomodate venturi obstruction)
18 gallons per minute
.3 gallons per second
so the entire 30 gallons of tea go through the waterfall and venturi air injection every 100 seconds.
the venturi makes a world of difference. its impossible to have any dead spots, the pump with the venturi make it so that every bit of tea is oxygenated.
@1100 gph pump flow (1300 gph at @4 ft head -200 to accomodate venturi obstruction)
18 gallons per minute
.3 gallons per second
so the entire 30 gallons of tea go through the waterfall and venturi air injection every 100 seconds.
crossouttheiis
Member
I believe that I will make something like this. did that pump come with a 1.5 inch outlet? do you have a bag around it or something?
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localhero
Member
yeah you should try it, i dont know why but i like making my own things when i can.
the pump i have came with a 1 1/4" to 1 1/2" elbow. theres no bag around it, it sucks everything up straight from a large hole in the bottom. its made to handle debris, it can even pump chunks of crap up to an inch and a quarter.
dont go and dump your tea bag contents into your brewer though like i tried. the pump can handle it fine, but the pieces of compost and alfalfa meal get clogged in the venturi teeth and make it stop working.
speaking of venturis... i had to make some fine tune adjustments tonight after i noticed the venturi would periodically stop working. it seems the contractors hose i used to make it and cut teeth into get too wobbly and unreliable.
no worries, heres my solution:
cut a piece of 1/2" pvc at an extreme angle, cut teeth into it with a box cutter, fit it into the contractors hose and viola... rigid hardcore venturi, like so:
new 1/2" pvc venturi tip:
dissasembled:
put back together:
the pump i have came with a 1 1/4" to 1 1/2" elbow. theres no bag around it, it sucks everything up straight from a large hole in the bottom. its made to handle debris, it can even pump chunks of crap up to an inch and a quarter.
dont go and dump your tea bag contents into your brewer though like i tried. the pump can handle it fine, but the pieces of compost and alfalfa meal get clogged in the venturi teeth and make it stop working.
speaking of venturis... i had to make some fine tune adjustments tonight after i noticed the venturi would periodically stop working. it seems the contractors hose i used to make it and cut teeth into get too wobbly and unreliable.
no worries, heres my solution:
cut a piece of 1/2" pvc at an extreme angle, cut teeth into it with a box cutter, fit it into the contractors hose and viola... rigid hardcore venturi, like so:
new 1/2" pvc venturi tip:
dissasembled:
put back together:
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